12 December 2013Washington DC Reporter: Mark Dugdale
New rules in the US on securities loans and borrowings, permissible uses of customers’ securities, and callable securities have received Securities and Exchange Commission approval...
The European Commission’s approach to the enhanced cooperation behind the Financial Transaction Tax has been “unjustified and misconceived”, according to a UK House of Lords committee...
11 December 2013Luxembourg Reporter: Daniel Jackson
Clearstream has published its monthly figures for November 2013. The data shows that, for the firm's global securities financing services, the monthly average outstanding reached €602.6 billion...
Markit Securities Finance has revealed its top US shorts, which shows that the 20 best performing shorts fell by over 41 percent after seeing short interest reach a new annual high...
The business of hedge funds is caught between rising costs and falling management fees, holding little profit for managers that do not perform, according to a survey...
The ICMA ERC and ISLA have both responded to proposed regulation from the FSB, in a joint letter that warned against the excessive curbing of haircut practices...